I’m Your Dead Friend And I Like This Facebook Page
Too lazy to find a good image.
I’m not trying to sound unsympathetic, but after reading an article from ReadWrite about dead friends liking things they would not possibly liked and that it must be Facebook, kind of irked me. I’m not defending Facebook because I think sponsored posts are ridiculous myself but c’mon. Read the rest of this article…
Windows 8 Review: A Modern Experiment
Tiles are better than menus, anyway.
Windows 8, Microsoft’s experimental new version of the world’s most popular operating system, has already been out for a few months, so it seems a little silly to just now come out for a review, especially when the Consumer Preview was out for several months before that. I disagree. I think that, having now spent several months with the final version on my working desktop and needing to replace some hardware in that time, it’s time to really get into how Windows 8 operates and whether it might be a good upgrade for you. On a technical basis, Windows 8 is a redress of the Windows 7 core, which hails from decades of solid advancement, allowing it to maintain backwards compatibility. On a usability basis, Windows 8 is a drastic change to the norm and requires some learning to get used to. Is it worth a shot? I think so.
Google Apps Racks in Over $1 Billion in Revenue, Drops Free Version
Google Apps for Business.
Google Apps, the enterprise version of Gmail, docs & drive, announced that it has pulled in over $1 billion in revenue in the last year. Google Apps is the biggest competitor to Microsoft Exchange and their hosting Exchange service, Office 365. With more than 5 million business and government users, they are starting to be the go to service. Read the rest of this article…
Killing The Physical Juggernaut, Part 1: The Life And Death Of Home Movies
Endless stacks of discs, forever.
I have no love for physical media and society demands I feel just a little trapped. With the arrival of the holiday season and its plentiful specials, the NeRDS, and the amount of sheer rubbish we receive at FEZ HQ, I’ve acquired a lot of shiny discs in the past few weeks. Hidden within many of these amaray cases, like some kind of matryoshka doll, are nests of discs, numbered in sequence. We live in a time that streaming services and technologies are divorcing us from the necessity of acquiring a galaxy of different physical media to enjoy our content. My parents, however, were married just as a lot of this was coming home in the form of chunky black tapes and silver discs for the very first time. In thirty years, we have created the monster and are now, not quickly enough, killing it.
ROCK-IT 3.0 REVIEW: Giant Plastic Tubs.. Seriously..
I wonder how these would sound if you had 10 going in a single room…
It comes as no surprise that a device that transmits audio, turning most anything to a speaker, would draw curiosity to us, especially for me who has to work with a different audio set-up than one what’s usually found in one’s car. Seeing as mine’s a bit of an old-clunker with no radio, improvisation is my friend, and to Rock-It 3.0’s credit, it works well enough.. Read the rest of this article…
Every Apple TV Ad Ever: From “1984” To Siri
Apple made a lot of iPad commercials. Just FYI.
Well, here it is: every single ad Apple ever put to TV. I’m sure it’s not every single one, but with a playlist featuring 485 entries, it’s probably more than you’ve ever known about. Covering a period from 1977 onward, this reveals quite a few surprises, quite a few great ones and a number of bad ones (Will Ferrell pimping Apple products? Huh?). What are some highlights? I’ll explain and include the video below!
Because They’re Crazy: RED To Offer Player/Marketplace For 4K Ultra-HD Content
It’s ridiculous, but it’s fantastic.
Just as America is transitioning to high-definition – a move that’s taken over fifteen years – the studios and technologists are ready for the next wave of high-resolution displays. I’ve said a few words about 4K, which features four times the pixels of a “Full HD” 1080p display, and how unrealistic it is to have in the home because the size of the display required (or how close you’d need to sit next to it) to even see that many pixels is impractical for anyone. Nevertheless, RED has a solution!
An iPhone User Switches to Android: Week One
This phone is sexay!
At the beginning of the week I posted my first day experiences with switching from iPhone to my Android, HTC Droid DNA. The main issues I was having were email related and how the stock email app isn’t very clear on setting up multiple emails with different providers. As well as it seemed everyone wants you to use their own email app when I want to use just one. Read the rest of this article…
Why Do Software Manufacturers Keep Changing My Stuff?!
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore!
So, I’ve been seeing a trend lately. A trend toward software developers messing with my stuff. Why do they think they have to do that? Don’t they realize they’re going to make my head explode?
An iPhone User Switches to Android: Day One Troubles
I’m guessing he throws up the Apple because he can’t handle it.
Since 2008, I’ve been using an iPhone and have always liked it. After the iPhone 5 released I said I would be leaving the iPhone. Why? Because I want a bigger screen. I know this may be whiny, but don’t tell me a 4″ screen is perfect for me. Android had been averaging 4.5″ a greater and I wanted that. So I left AT&T and got the new HTC Droid DNA on Verizon. Read the rest of this article…
